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Beginning in 2018, the synod of the Christian Reformed Church, the denomination’s general assembly, encourages its churches,

In response to an instruction from Synod 2016, the current synod (the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church) divided into groups

Synod 2017 denied a request from Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan’s Purse) to be included on the Christian Reformed Church’s list of accredited agencies for church offerings.

Synod, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, has set the week preceding the third Sunday in October as Disability Awareness Week. 

Synod 2017 chose not to follow up on a West Michigan church’s request for guidance on same-sex issues.

Synod 2017 allowed a church in Classis Wisconsin (a regional group of churches) to move to a neighboring classis 

To enhance a planned joint session with the Reformed Church in America (RCA), Synod 2018 will be hosted by a church that symbolizes unity between the denominations.

In short order, Synod 2017 (the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church) approved a complex set of revisions to the corporate bylaws

This is what denominational restructuring looks like:

Delegates of Synod 2017, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, joined the congregation of Crossroads Community CRC

Christian Reformed Church executive director Steven Timmermans spent part of his annual state of the church address to Synod 2017 defending the denomination’s social justice ministries.

Gratitude was the theme of an address to Synod 2017

In an interview with The Banner, the vice president of synod Thea Leunk expressed concern and cautious optimism

Synod 2017, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), meeting in Palos Heights, Ill.,

This year’s synod elected an executive with 17 years combined synod experience, but only one has experience as an officer.

The Connections Project team in Southern California has been helping a diverse group of local ministry leaders

Anne Lamott is back with another book with the soul-searching and transparent humor that readers have come to expect.

At the turn of the 20th century, the British targeted two Boer states in South Africa.

Original sin and grace. Two things I wasn’t expecting

Willie Nelson, the self-proclaimed “young bull rider” in his song “Old Timer,”

We often associate the Holy Spirit’s coming at Pentecost with the images in Acts 2: violent winds, tongues of fire, and people speaking in tongues.

Our family has quite the collection of Bible storybooks, gifts from loved ones who pray for our son’s faith formation.

For Rev. John Medendorp and Ashley Bootsma, a match made in heaven started at Synod 2016